Car plunges into Brockton creek, injuring two women

Tuesday

Feb 27, 2018 at 1:18 PMFeb 28, 2018 at 7:17 AM

Brockton Fire Deputy Chief Charles Davis said it's unclear how the car ended up in the shallow creek, but both women were extricated by city firefighters. Firefighters had to lower a ladder in order to get in and out of the creek, which was about an eight foot drop.

BROCKTON -The blue Honda's tires were barely visible as the clear Brockton creek water flowed around them Tuesday afternoon.

One woman was wheeled away on a stretcher, while Brockton firefighters hoisted another up from the Otis Street canal with a Stokes basket, a device designed to rescue victims over various obstacles. Tire marks could be seen arcing across a small lawn, and a piece of the concrete canal wall had been torn clean off.

Two elderly women were taken to the hospital after their car plunged over an embankment and into the creek around 1:10 p.m.

Brockton Fire Deputy Chief Charles Davis said it's unclear how the car ended up in the shallow creek, but both women were extricated by city firefighters. Firefighters had to lower a ladder in order to get in and out of the creek, which was about an eight foot drop.

"We believe the crash was accidental," Davis said. Bystanders at the scene did not see the crash happen, and couldn't say how the car ended up in the water.

Davis said the victims suffered apparent minor injuries, and both were taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Medical Center.

By 2 p.m., tow crews from Lynch's Towing were on scene to extract the vehicle, which sat in about a foot and a half of water. The company used a large truck equipped with a crane on the back to lift the car out of the water and place it on the lawn.